Norumbega Tower
Bring a little Weston home.
Corkwood Coaster Set · Four pieces · 3.75 × 3.75 inches
Keep the coasters where the family gathers for tea, so a small picture is part of the table along with the cups. Norumbega Tower gives Weston's riverbank a commemorative structure to focus on, with a particular nineteenth-century claim behind the monument's history.
Norumbega Tower was erected in 1889 by Eben Norton Horsford to commemorate his proposed Norse settlement. That interpretation is unsupported by the historical evidence. The tower instead tells a local story about nineteenth-century commemoration, with a restoration in 1973 recorded by the Weston Historical Society.
The tower is a particular example of nineteenth-century commemoration on Weston's riverbank, with Horsford's interpretation itself forming part of the monument's historical story. Use the set when friends come over, with a view under each drink and the local connection there to share.
$24.99
- Selected option
- Cork / 3.75" × 3.75" / Square
- SKU
- FH-BULK-CHARLES-LOC-2016806196-4A13571U-510-72872-COLOR-R1
Gather around this view
Historical sources
Source credit and attribution
Source: https://www.loc.gov/item/2016806196/
About the artwork
Product details and care
Size/capacity: Four square coasters; 3.75 × 3.75 × 0.16 inches each
Care: Wipe gently with a dry microfiber cloth.
Supplier specifications: https://printify.com/app/products/510/generic-brand/corkwood-coaster-set
Original product information and credits
Norumbega Tower, Charles River Reservation, Mass.
Cork Back Coaster Set
AI-assisted controlled-color interpretation with typography. Color and fine detail are interpretive; original source unchanged. No institutional endorsement.
Source: Detroit Publishing Company, ['c1906.']. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, LOC-2016806196-4a13571u. https://www.loc.gov/item/2016806196/. Identify adaptation. https://www.loc.gov/item/2016806196/.
Package includes four cork-backed coasters.
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